Mounting for bail handles



Aug. 31, 1948. H. v. STEHL MOUNTING FOR BAIL HANpLEs Filed Jan. 20, 1945 www SWW Hum/ard Et E hl n lifatentecl ug. 31,

MOUNTING FOR BAIL HANDLES Howard V. Stehl, Woodlawn, Md., assignor to Rheem Manufacturing Company, New York, N. Y., la corporation of California Applieation January 2o, 1945, serial No. 573,775

4 Claims.

The invention relates to handles for porting objects and packages and particularly anti-personnel and anti-tank mines and the like.

It has for an object to present a novel construe `,tion in the manner of mounting the handle in relation to a special form. of the article and the relation of its center of gravity to the handle mount so that the article will hang from the han-- dle when ported, nearly in a verticle plane.

A further object is to simplify and cheapen the production of a device having the advantages mentioned and others, as willappear.

It is an important aim of the invention to enn able the inclusion of a handle with' ample width of hand grip in a recessed part, where the shape of the recess available precludes the use of the handle in conventional ways.

Additional objects, advantages, and features of the inventionreside in the construction, arrangement and combination of parts involved in the embodiment of the invention as will be more readily apparent from the following description handle in use;

Figure 3 is a radial fragmentary section oi the handle and mount in packed condition;

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the h'andle extended.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, there is illustrated a mine Ill having a main bursting charge containerl I I of sheet metal, having a generally circular form and including a bottom plate I2 secured to the circular wall part I3 conventionally. On account of the nature of the explosive in the container being such' that it is rigid after introduction into the container, the material of the bottom plate does not require great strength, but in order to insure adequately dependable permanence of form of the receptacle before loading while yet using extremely thin sheet material, the bottom I2 is pressed to a form with inpressed quadrant areas I4 leaving raised radial ribs or spokes I5 of spider form by which the bottom is stifiened adequately. The spaces I4 are of sufficient depth to accommodate a handle material of adequate thickness, and a novel 'attachment for a handle is presented, in order that the handle grip with adequate width' may be pivoted in this space, yet so connected to the mine when swung outward that the pivot will be at a maximum practicable distance from the center of gravity of the mine. i

'The spoke portions I5 are formed as continuaerally rectangular and planiform blank of sheet metal similar to that in the plate I2, having opposite lateral ear extensions i8 at one end, its opposite end portion being .curved at right angles as at I9 around an axis transverse to the length ci the blank to form a leg part, and then bent abruptly outwardly at right angles on a transverse line 2li to form an oiset foot liangel in a plane parallel to the body of the blank at a distance approximately the depth of the quadrant recess I4 or less.

The opposite end portion of the blank is bent inward as at 22 around an axis transverse to the blank so that the outer and lower part of the `blank extends longitudinally inward at an oblique angle as a leg 23 and then bent sharply inward longitudinally on a transverse line so that th'e extreme end portion of the blank including the ears I8 lies under and parallel to the body of the blank, forming an anchor foot 2li, in a plane with the foot flange 2l. The bend 22 in the recurved part is made with a very short radius around an axis spaced nearer the upper planiform guide body part 25 of theanchor, for receiving and releasably holding a handle bail by snap action :as will be explained.

The foot ilange 2| is provided with two or more dimples 25, and similar `dimples 2l are formed in the ears I8 at the opposite side of the material so that high points `are provided next to the material of the bottom plate I2 when th'e anchor is set in place for projection welding.

The anchor-guide-retainer clamp I'I so formed is set in place in the recess I4 with the foot pieces against the bottom plate I2, the foot flange being immediately adjacent the hub part I t, and the longitudinal axis ef the blank being radially disposed in equiangular relation to the spoke ribs I5, and it is then secured by conventional projectionwelding at the dimples.

A bail handle 23 is provided, which may generally conform in plan to the shape of the space I4. It thus includes the wide curved grip portion 23', inturned side arms 2li convergent toward their inner or lower ends, and a rectilinear pivot bar portion 35 connecting the proximal part of the arms 29. This handle is formed of heavy wire bent at the junction of the parts of the handle last above named, the bends being preferably so located that the ends of the wire blank fall in one of the side arms 29 where they may be butt welded together as at 3l. The diameter ofthis wire is less than the space between the anchor foot 424! and body 25 of the anchor and the pivot bar B is arranged transversely under the guide body before the anchor is Welded in place.

The recurved end of the anchor is spaced from the outer side of the quadrant recess I4, sufficiently to accommodate a portion of lthe wire of the ball grip '28 outwardly of and below or 3 inward of the shoulder 32 formed by the recurved part 24, and the radius of the grip portion 28 on each side of the medial radius from the hub l5 through the blank is sufficiently less than the measurement from the pivot bar 39 to the shoulder 32 to require the bail to be sprung slightly outward in order to pas-s the shoulder when the pivot bar is immediately adjacent the foot flange 2|. In order to hold the pivot bar manually releasably adjacent the foot ange, a transverse depression forming a wiper 34 is provided across the guide body near the leg i9, rounded so that while translation of the pivot bar longitudinallyV under the guide is opposed sufficiently to permit the bail grip to be snapped over and under the shoulder a moderate pull or twist of the handle radially of the mine or tending to move a part of the pivot bar longitudinally of the guide away from the leg i9 will `start the pivot portion under an-d past the wiper 34 and the pivot of the bail may be moved radially and slidably under the guide until it engages leg 23.

Preferably the bends at the junctions of the side arms 29 and lpivot bar are sharply made, and may be at 70 angles for a distance and the arms then curved outwardly as at 35 so that the bail part may extend over the full radius of the recess I4.

In addition the arms 29 are preferably curved 1 ference with his steps in walking when the sol- A diers arm supporting the mine is allowed to swing by his side.

The construction of the mine in other particulars than those referred to herein including detonating devices and operation means, may

conform to any approved practice without impairment in function by the use of my porting handle and its mounting.

When a mine is to be armed and set for offensive action my handle bail pivot Ibar 39 is moved to the lower or inner end of the guide past the transverse depression 34, and the grip 28 pressed down to snap past the shoulder 32, where it will [be held by the shoulder, and will so rem-ain while the mine is set in accordance with conventional practice.

While I have disclosed the invention with particularity in a specific application to use with a mine device, it will nevertheless be understood that this is exemplary and that Various modifications may be made of structure and arrangement, substitution of materials and equivalents, mechanical or otherwise, for use in mines or in receptacles or ypackages generally, with omissions or additions, without departing from the spirit of the invention set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A carrying device for a portable article having a flat surface thereon, ,comprising a bail having a hand grip and a pivot bar, a strap secured to and spaced from said surface and defining therewith a slot, said pivot bar being positioned within said slot and movable longitudinally thereof, one end of said strap having a leg directed towards said surface and inclined lwith relation to said surface to deiine a shoulder for engaging and releasably holding the said hand grip; a second leg at the other end of said strap also directed towards said surface, said two legs, said surface and said strap confining said pivot i oar within said slot; a depression running transversely of said strap near the end thereof having said secon-d leg and extending sufficiently into said slot to yieldingly hold the said pivot bar between said depression and sai-d second leg when the said pivot bar is moved in said slot past said depression to said second leg, the dimensions of said bail and of said strap being such that when the said pivot bar engages against said second leg, the said hand grip may be sprung over said shoulder to be engaged and releasably held 1 thereby.

2. A handle device for a flat surface .container comprising a bail handle having va pivot bar, an inverted substantially U-shaped guide and mount forming with said surface a slot receiving sai-d pivot bar transversely therethrough for translative movement longitudinally in said slot, means formed in said guide at one end of said slot for yieldingly holding the bail at one limit of said movement; a wiper comprising a depression formed transversely in said guide adjacent the opposite end of said slot and directed towards said surface to receive said bail thereagainst to be sprung past said wiper for alternate engagement and release.

3. As an improved article of manufacture a mount for a bail and the like, said mount consisting of an elongated blank of resilient sheet metal having a bail pivot receiving means formed in one end and adapted for attachment to a receptacle, the opposite end being determined at a distance corresponding to the arc of movement of the radially extreme part of said bail and adapted for attachment to a receptacle, said opposite end being formed so as to have a downwardly and inwardly directed portion so as to present a longitudinally projecting shoulder to snappingly engage and releasably hold said bail in parallelism with said mount.

4. A carrying device for a portable receptacle comprising a pair of spaced surfaces defining a slot, a bail having a hand grip and a pivot bar, said pivot bar being positioned in and slidable longitudinally of said slot, a first stop member at one end of said slot and a second stop member at the other fend of said slot for confining said pivot bar within said slot, a Idetent near said rst stop member for releasably holding said pivot bar near such rst stop member, said second stop member4 having a surface exteriorly of said slot that inclines inwardly towards said slot to denne a shoulder, the dimensions of said bail being such that when the said pivot bar engages against said iirst stop member, the said hand grip may be sprung over the said shoulder.

HOWARD V. STEHL.

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